 Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 242,835, of whom 121,083 are men and 121,752 are women; 7,978 or 3.29% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 6.9%.With an estimated area of 1,055.16 square kilometers, Bedeno has an estimated population density of 230.1 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 102.6.The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 175,407, of whom 88,421 were men and 86,986 women; 4,460 or 2.54% of its population were urban dwellers at the time.